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' ' ' . r 4 f4- -I ' i The Waynesville -By His Side By OUNTAINEER king The Red Cross M fiTnRST YEAR NO. 10 Zsj,ITAeilounty of Haywod County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park " raBes WAYNESVILLE N. C., THURSDAY. MARCH 8, 1915 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson. Counties Uelwood Man Is Ued In Accident Rushing Instantly Then Burned After Near Spartanburg. n..rl,m. was instantly kill burned in a head-on colli L,,k and a car live maw Lnhi.rc late Friday aft Rush ng was a iicui Wort truck which Uth milk. Carroll, also oi vtayuc!.- .war nl lilt ii " - L the face and hands. He snartannure nospuai, auu "r . nf Uiiinn is lermea i,wv ... Mis W. K. Brain, OI in- L was said to have been er of the car invoivea in let is also a paueni in mc fcurg hospital, sunenng iad and body injuries. truck and car were ae I by the compact. The mrst into flames lmmecu- The motor was mrown k chasis, and the front ot completely torn off. ding to R. B. Davenport, manager, who went lm- ilv to the scene, the evi- lliowed that the car was wrong side of the road. hiination ot the victim severe skull injury, which stigators to conclude that instantly. t Rushing had ben with fit two weeks, and was a km the large transport Such hauls milk from here centers in South Carolina. bs the son of Mr. and Mrs. bshing, of Hazelwood. The services were held Mon- parshville, with interment church cemetery there. those going from here in- R. B. Davenport, Ernest jRoy Tuttle, who served as ers. together with John- ards. and L. B. Simmonds. pallbearers were from llle and were Chasley Marvin Haney, and Robert esJiis parents, the deceased wood Record ten Again lywood county record was during the past three According to .Wade McDan- f r. There was not a single pr drunkenness made dur- e baturdays in succession. g to Mr. McDanlel. ourse during the Sundays week we made a few. hut py." he added, "and we f ve as many boarders on noor as we usually do." d Mrs. Rung from California ind Mrs. Harrv rom fourteen months stav (attan Beach, Calif., where tiled their son-in-law nH F- Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mc Fhey are openinsr tin thnir je Tea Room on the ie highway in East Way- "unaing formerly be upied by Mr anil Brading. nd Mrs. Rung will again .d room, which they n to open on Easter Sun- Posthumously Awarded i STAFF SGT. WILLIAM KARL LEATHERWOOD. who was killed in action on November 21. 1944, has been given the Purple Heart and other recognition for his bravery in combat. (Story On Page 51 Town Puts 10 Trash Cans on Main Street Ten metal trash containers were placed in the community hy (lie Town of Waynesville on Monday morning. Nine have been put on Main Street ajid one on Depot Street. They are conveniently placed so that it will not be a hardship for any person te-carry their trash for a con- fed by a sister. Mrs. JiJ" lot Mississippi. the streets. "If the people use them as we hope they will the town plans to buy others to place on the streets.' said Grayden F. Ferguson, city manager, yesterday. "The people have talked about the trash on Main Street, .so we hope that they will give us their cooperation in keeping the paper and other trash off the street. There are enough containers now on Main Street so that every scrap of paper can be taken care of, if the public will only do their part," said Mayor J. II. Way in commenting on the metal trash cans. The containers are painted a dark green and are easy to open, merely a push on the top. They are eighteen inches square, and Jiiglj enough to use with comfort. Wire baskets that fit have been placed in the containers so that they may be emptied without re moving them from the streets. Methodist Women's Society Meets Tuesday The Woman's Society of Chris tian Service of the First Methodist church will meet on Tuesday eve ning at 7:30 in the dining room of the church. Mrs. C. E. Munriay will have charge of the program. All memebrs are urged to be present. vilAirPatrolWill fganize Tonight rent f ! Organization Will Be j"ei At Armory To- -l dght O'clock. K P Patr' nit will be 8o, un,ght at tne Ar- o c lock, according to M. frganbo0 been designat- Ned 1 T f local People lUl tr 1 ake advntage of "'"'s courses under instrntf j Th, ero- Nina,,:' ! ?!.s?veral Pm stun,, w avia- CStudy of weather to ac- s lbeheld once . week. , are no charm,. n a,. . lur en A?0 Mr. interested in to attpnrl fh VltCi in,.;. . "u Set full de- PPortu nit y to Bet . ",se tn avlat nn "no are fre asked might U. S. Needs More Production Of Vital Acidwood Farmers, Woods Workers Urged To Boost Chestnut Timber Output For War Uses. Farmers and woods workers arc being asked to go into the woods with their axes and saws and pro duce chestnut extract wood so our fighting men will not run low on shoes. Lack of woods workers produc ing acidwood is proving a serious bottleneck in the output of ex tract plants, tanneries and shoe factories, the U. S, Forest Service pointy out in an appeal for woods labor.' :l :l - The forest service and tanners declare that chestnut extract wood (Continued on page 6) the v.eek of Maieh (in laiulm;: men's and wo- ! I -.-I .'it- teams are being m- I Council Sponsors Men's, Women's. Basketball Event Tournament To Be Held With OutMuiulintf Teams : Competing rrom lai.Ii j l i ! Plans are under , ,iy for coiiduct- mi;: an all star l,a-Uc( ball tourna ment for men's ami woman's all slar trains of !li:s section under I lie sponsorship ol t lie Community Council of Hie aynes ille-lla.el-wooil con niiii n 1 1 n-s. it uas an nounced tin. week by K V. 'I'cn ney. director ot the Council. The cccMonl )laying facilities of tlie loi-;;l aimoiy will he avail able for the tournament, which it is hoped will become an annual affair. Th" tournament will lake place din in;; and all men's . viled. The following arc the lourna liient regulations which have been adopted, ae-ording to Mr. Tenney: Ten male players and Y female players with their coaches will be admitted: a $3. no entry fee for each team will he charged, but will be refunded when each team makes its appearance in the tour nament . All practice ami game halls will be furnished b Ihe tournament olticials: game ,tm coring officials will be I ii, itr-lu-. by the tourna ment olln.al ... all entry blanks '"usl be in hand bv Monday March 2. c John F. Snyder, I lay wood Farmer, Buried Tuesday John P. Snyder, 70. Haywood ounty farmer ol the Hyatt Crock section, died at his homo at noon in Monday . Funeral services were ondiieled at the residence at 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon with Kev. Nando Stevens and l!ev. Wil liam Sorrel Is olliciating. Hurial was in Green Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers were: Claude Snyder. Don Snyder, Carl Mc Cracken, .Jr., Hoy .'jpiathers, Perry Siatlo.--s'--jMHWfr-' ' Honorary palwejrers were: .1. M. Long, It. Vl JWeleb, Joe N. Tate, Dr. Sam rJStri"Kfield, Dr. li. S. Roberson, John Urendle. W. . ISradley, .lim "Bradsbaw, .lobn Plot I, West Pattjjp, W. V. Swift. Dewey Hyatt. Dutch Smathers, Geoi'ge Troulmafi. Will Moore. Monroe Oxncr, Clayton Nichols II. I!. Milner. anti James ,M. Pal llier. . Mr. Snyder is survived by hi: widow, the fonacr Miss Ellen Liner; one son, Jck Snyder, who resides ai nome; seven oaiigmers. Mrs. Dewey Brendle, Waynesville. R.F.I). No. 1, Mrs. ,1. F, Sims. Asheville. Mrs. Vaughn Phil I . Da ze I wood. Mrs. VVilsie Snyder Cook. Vaynes die. Mrs. Delos Dean Ha zelwood, Mrs. Herman Arrington. Wavnosvile. K.F.D. No. I, and Mrs. Richard Gerringcr, liruns wieU. tia.: one brother, .Marion Snyder, of Waynesville. Il.l'.l). No. 1: four sisters, Mrs. Will Smathers. Mrs. Porter Queen. a to-- ille. K.F.D. No. 1. Mrs. Malt to Justice. Deer Park. Wash., and .Mrs John Huffman. Charlotte; twenty-three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Garrett Funeral Home was in charge of Ihe arrangement.,. The New Press That Printed This Newspaper v , !-5S.S j; s v '-sis' ,ss.-i - O ,,'" "--cP evi urn SSs -.-s . i v " - s - 1 T" J- W u &n Of J . .vf I1! This is the new Duplex press, inst installed in The Mountaineer, which will enable faster produc tion and a larger newspaper than former facilities would permit The press prints from a large roll of paper, and can produce fit) complete copies per minute. The Mountaineer Installs A Large, Modern Duplex Press Wins Award ; J r fj I Draft Board Reclassifiet! 55 This Week ! A was Llovd Kilfed In Action A wm -' " -taw ' The family of Pfc. Clarence Louis Scruggs (Lady) who was killed in action in Pacific theatre on September 18. 1944, and who was pdsthumously awarded the Purple Heart, has recefved a me morial certificate signed by Pres ident Roosevelt as . follows: "In grateful memory of Clarence Louis Scruggs, U. S. Marine Corps, who died in the service of his country at Teleliu Island, 18 Sept. 1944. He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings. Free dom lives, and through it he lives in a way that humbles the un dertakings of most men." CAPT. KUFUR ',', fl US W ELL . son of Mrs. AnnajJjj?ar.swell and the late John Carswcll. has been awarded the Mronze Star medal for heroic achievement ill action on 1,'jlh October, 1!)tt, in vicinity of Moiileniini'-i, Italy. Fcci pls Inwn I he e i r from bcadquai lei s which accompanied the Iti'onze Star are as follows: ' In an attack by Company M' of an armored iniaii'lry bat taiion, all of ficers but t'apl. Carswcll com manding) and one oilier were wounded and evacuated. In addi tion, two platoon sergeants and a majority of Ihe squad leaders were evacuated, ('apt. Carswcll was. at tin' time .suffering from an infec tion which' had stalled m hi; lelt hand and spread through hi. lelt iContinui'd on pa,'',c Oi' Rotary To Carry On Scout Work Activities of the S'-out tmop sponsoi'ed by the holary Club as the program last Friday, when j members' of the troop committee made'their reports. The club will continue as sponsor of the I loop this year. Stanley l'.iading. chairman, was in charge. Other speakers includ ed M. D. Watkins. Guy Massif. Scoutmaster. .1. C. lliown. J. C. Madison. K. A. Williamson, and H. ! K. Colkitt. S. If. liiishnell. Jr.. is assistant, scout master, and Dean Colvard is a member ol the troop committee. '.!-A IF) were Jesse Williams BOOS'I I RS TO- MLbT The Hazelwood Boosters Club will meet tfinigbt at 7 o'clock at Hie Hazelwood Presby terian church for their regular monthly supper mi-i'l-ing. Fifty live men were reclassified during Ihe past week by the local draft board with ten of tin- group placed in class l-A as follows; Oscar Shulrr. Walter L. Shuler. Fred W. Wright. Leonard McFlroy. Hector C. Robinson. Robert A Morgan. James C. Stacy, William A. McCracken, and Kdward W. Ciieeii. Placed in class A. Itlanlon Placed in class Thomas F Mills. and Carl Leophard. Continued in class 2 were: Charles C. Towles, Willi.am N. Hoi lingsworth, Lewis Gibson, Clayton K. Alexander, Tracy W. Slack Uousc, Jr., Wvnfred R. Wright , ad Hugh Hall. Continued in class 2 iFi were: Charlie L. Carver, Frank Messer. and ('irl.Cagle. Placed in class LM! iFi weie Frank J. Hannah, and George C Styles. 'onl i 1 1 1 K-d in cla: :; ll-l! were. James W. Fi.lier, John M. Fish"r. Hufoi'd II. Ferguson, Jam)". K Casey. Samuel D. Leopard, and Fred King. Placed in class I! It i-'j weie: Joe II. (.'ope, ami James U. Miles. Placed in class l-C 'dischargcdl were: Lemuel V. Sbepheirt, Wil liam H. Ferguson. Dan Ledford Dewey F. Rhiiiehart. William L. Robinson. James Shcchaii, Kdgar Oweif. John A liallibonc, and Hai' old J. Troiitmau. Plaied in clas, l-C Unductcd1 ',i., Lew is J. Pa i kcr. Placeil in class 4-A was Williaiu C. Hill. Placed in class 2-C was William iConliniicd on page b. Fi e More IS'ear Olds Register In Fel)ruary On last Wednesday. February 20, 'alter The Mountaineer had gone to pre.;-;, five more eighteen year-olds registered with the local draft board, making the total be coming that age during the month 24, the largest number yet to reg ister in a single month of that group. Those registering weie: rick Hamilton Saunders. Jr nesville. Louis Kdward Waynesville, II F I). No. I; Young. Waynesville. Fred Sutton. Waynesville. It I' D Marshall villc. Frcde . Way Moore ( 'urt is Vinson No. 2; Cab)' Garland, Waynes- Waynesville Girl Tells Of Good Red Cross Is Doing In Belgium The following excerpts from a letter written to her mother, Mrs. Charles F Quinlan, by Mary F. Quinlan, field representative of Ihe American Red Cross for civilian war relief, now serving in Belgium. will give the women of Wynesvillc an idea of how the garments that have been made in sewing rooms here and all over America are be ing received in war torn sections of Europe. It will also show those who have knitted for the . Red x Cross what great service they gave in the hours they made scarfs and sweaters. It is just as likely as not that some of the garments Miss Quinlan is distributing in Belgium were made right here at home. "Back in the States 1 was proud of the Red Cross clothing we were distributing to th)' volunteers to make. But here to be on the distribution end of the .finished garments is an experience that is worth much. All the articles are beautifully made that I have seen and it is nice to open a box of dresses and see various cheerful colors, not drab garments. "I hope that the persons back home who .made them can know of the good they are doing here. Mother, the Red Cross scarfs for the old ladies are so nice. I do not see how the old people have stood the .horrors of this war nor how they have the courage and strength to keep on living after they have seen the destruction. They have suffered so much through the cold winter and have been so hungry at times. I am ; (Continued on page 6) New Tiess Will Kn;tllc ruMishcrs To (Jive Headers Lni'K'er Newspaper. The new Duplex press is in op elation in The Mountaineer. The publishers have anxiously awailed tins statement since last summer when they went to New Yolk and I'biladelpliia to person ally select a large and modern pi cs . In accommodate the grow in;.' circulation of the newspaper. The press was bought months ago, and due to a multitude of ' ii'euiustances, did not arrive un til ten days ago. Since that time, C G. Garter, press engineer of New York,- anil several assistants have worked night anil day in asseniblyliig Hie more than 3,70(1 parts of the 24,000-pound machine. The initial test run was made Tuesday jjfternooii, and Ihe engi neer gavMlI.H OIx. to its operation. The n press will enable The MounlUi'4tft yodure larger nwipwVr tiiid the pajoV attorn, one column wider (ban the former size, and each column is an inch longer, giving 28 rtiole Inches of space lo Ihe page tli.in the other press. The press will print anil fold i ;;hl coniice pages at once at a speed of lilty per minute when pushed lo full capacity. Two men 'an opciale Ihe machine, which i: .iilirin.it h- iii every delail. pulling Hie paper from a roll weighing op to a half ton into the machine, printing it. then folding into the proper sizes and rutting it at the last all machinery, there will ici'.tis adjustments lo lie Ihe press operate:,, and til ,1 few weeks, we cannot to gel top finality printing, i v effort and expense has Like In' inn HI. llle .': fill Hie "'I'd I hill CM been pul into the pref.s to produce i paper '.feuuej to nolle in printing New Law Will Make Towns Posts 4 Years Buried N'esterdav r 7,'v i II i; It V ItOTU A Last Rites Wstenlav Held I'Or I larry Rotha I'linci.il set . ii es were conducted yesletda'' allirnoon at th Pres liytei i.in i Inn li lor Harry Botha, lift, geoeial manager of the South Briar Pipe ('orpoialion of lUirus vllle. aii'l ii sident of Waynesville for more thin (Ti years, who died in an .sbeiPe. hospital Mpnday inoiuing lollowing a b-ngthy .ill ness. Rev. Malcolm R. Williamson, paslor of the church, aiutv jlev. S. It. Crock)!, naster of the Ilaiel- pftHl, . I 'ffifc I ' 1 c i; in tU, . elm ( hlljfefl34 (l;ff('(r luirlal Av.fs fn GrPPll Tttll cemetery. Ai'live pallbearers jvere: Charles Kay , loll I . ; i ! t i ; it 1 1 1 . Hugh .1. Sloan. Dill Howell, Hill Shoolbred. Jess Aulr.v. Ralph Black, and R. I. Lee I loiioi ai" p tllbi'-irei s w e i" c: Judge .'ch, All,.- . ;;. I'll 111- I J. llN.llt. I'l. I. I J Massie. Reuben Robe ler D.oii'oll. U. .1. I ' V. Fnloe. McKee. T. 1I..011. Wal arks. Guv ( I ii. i lie; Tin , is the first week that The Mountaineer has been completely ponied in its own plant since the lire on January I2lh. Last week ill the type was set here, but Hie press work was done fin the press of The t'ahlon Enterprise. A spot lal Inundation had lo be made lor (he heavy press, and a li'i lie Ii pit built underneath as many of Ihe working pert:, of the press are below the floor level. All electrical control equipment iiul a Id horse power motor are under the floor. The press oper ates at five speeds. The paper travels YH feet iConliuued on page (ii Killed In Action Sale .. S ( . ) Tipp. I r. Iternai d Smith. (.' I. Hen .lev. Rush Wray. George 1! W.nd. Dr. . M Med loid. I)i :;.n,i '-,ii iiiglielil. Dr. Tom Sli iiiglielil J K Ke.-nei . J. W. iMlhan. .1 R. lai.wl. W L llardni. Max Robci I ... Miilon c. bill. David Sharp. Robert RoHanl. .1 hi Long. Hil b.od A ( L in. R I Picvost. Church i'l ii'.i. ell. Mail. Cillow'.lV. Noi man H.'i in II, I .en Reiger Dr J. H. Mc Cr.u ken. J. H ti'l' n Howell, W. A. Other Bills Introduced Would Increase Salaries Of Four County Officials. Legislative measures have been introduced by Representative Glenn ' Palmer to extend the term of office for officials of Ha zelwood and Clyde to four years instead of two. The county, and towns of Waynesville and Canton now have four-year terms. Mr. Palmer told The Mountai neer yesterday that be does not plan lo introduce any other bills during this session of the legisla ture, which he predicted would ad journ sometime next week. Mr. Palmer Introduced four bills lo increase the salaries of four county office-holders. These mea sures are expected to pass with out opposition. The salary of the county manager would be increas ed from $1,500 to $2,400 per year; the salary of tax collector would be set at $2,500 under the new law; the assistant clerk of court would receive $130 per month, and adjustments made on 4he county accountant's salary. Another bill Introduced by Mr. Palmer would regulate the issu ance of licenses for beer and wine in the county. The bill would authorize the commissioners or town aldermen of any municipality to refuse to Issue beer or wine licenses. A measure that is expected to be enacted into law would permit any officer to represent a bonding company, or profesisonal bands man i Karlier in the session he intro duced a bill to enlarge the cor porate limits of Canton. This bill has already become a law. Hi adle . Louie .1 1 in ,' .1 1 I n.iii Id .1 R. Moigaii Mr. Rolh'i " , land. K'. . and North Ciii'ini'i engeged in 1 1 j for many .ears sci ed as loi is ager of the F; dai k , Jefl Beeves. Alvm Ward and in a n.sl i m .1111" to Pino. lumber of Ash- j Western , He was business and for 12 year: !i y products man- ii inei s Federal ion. j In Ill'll! be bee. nne general man ager of Hie Smith Briar Pipe Cor poration, th" po..ilioii lie held at K 'onl limed on page (i1 Jap Prisoners, Are Released ! Mrs. Byron Ban, of Los An- j geles, Calif., wife cf the well known movie aetoi , Gig Young, and daughter-in-law of J F. Barr. of Waynesville, has been notified .. by the War Department that her ! father and stepmother. Mi. and Mrs. James Stapler, and her sister who have been held by the Japs as prisoners in Manila since the war started, are being released It was the first word that M'-s Barr had of hef family from Ihe j government Her father is vice president of the Marsen Company, a gold mining organization that has world wide Interests. Pic. Robert Ledford Home On Furlough Private Robert Ledford. son ot Mir. and Mrs. George Ledford, hp;, arrived to spend a 21 -day furlough with his parents. Pvt Ledford entered the service on August 21, 1044. and was in-Jucted at Camp Croft. From Croft he was transferred to Fort Bragg, then to Camp Clai borne, La. From the latter to New York, and back to Claiborne. Before enteiing the service he was employed at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News. Va. Red Cross Drive Is Slow; Few Reports x-"vu -jsrw. vs : ;: : .... -v. y, m 1.1. HENRY CLAY DUNAVANT son of Mrs. Crews Moody, of. Dcllwood, and the late Major Bu ford Dunavant, of Memphis, Tcnn., of World War I, who was killed in action in Belgium anuary 30. He was serving with a parachute infantry company and attached to the 82nd Airborne Division. He was with the group when they cap tured the bridge at Nlmegen, Hol (Continued on page 3) Qtiol.t )r Sw'.KOO Far From Heine; HepurtrH; Renewed Kfl'ort To lie Made. Only ?l OI'O of Ihe $7.fi00 quota assigned this aie.i of the county in the Red ( loss War Fund Drive was in hand late yesterday after noon, it was learned from H. B. Atkins, treasurer of the Haywood Chapter. Only a few of Hie members of the working committee had report ed, it was pointed out by Mr. Atkins, who lelt confident that when the final totals were added in this section of (he county the figures would be far above the as signed amount. The plans originally called for a ten-day drive so'dl persons who have not vet made t heir donation to the Red Cross fund are urged to do so at once, so that the workers in the various sections and in the organizations may have their quotas in hand to turn over to the treasurer. Only one school had reported through yesterday, the Central (Continued on page 6) John Floyd Of State Health Dept. Claimed By Death John E. Floyd. 47, of Asheville. sanitarian with the State Board of Health for more than 20 year ., died in a Rutherfordton hospital Friday afternoon shortly after he was stricken while working iu Rutherford county. Funeral ser vices were conducted at the Cal vary Baptist church in Asheville on Sunday afternoon with Rev. J. B. Griee officiating. Mr. Floyd, a veteran of World War I, Went with the State Board of Health soon after he was dis charged from the army and was well known in Haywod county and by thousands throughout the state as a result of his work over a long period of years. Mr. Floyd was active in Masonic circles and was a Shriner. He is survived by his widow; two brothers and four sisters. III v ' -(' .. ' " .' ' . "f r -! -: ' " V' t-W .-'I'-.v.-'' 4V I ' ' '. h ; . ! i J ; ' ' . : '' . t '. ': J '.Vr ' . : "V i. I V i t- t 1 -f- " . I i! 1 Hi , N ' r ': I